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To make India “skilled”, Modi needs to first set primary schools right -Sarojitha Arockiaraj

-Quartz India

“If we have to promote the development of our country, then our mission has to be skill development and skilled India,” said prime minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech in 2014.

“Millions and millions of Indian youth should acquire the skills… which could contribute towards making India a modern country.”

The optimism reflected in the prime minister’s words is encouraging, but is it actually doable? After all, India’s education sector is a mammoth apparatus plagued by multiple maladies, from inadequate budget to implementation challenges.

India is one of the youngest nations in the world, with more than half of its population below 25 years of age. By 2020, India’s average age is estimated to be 29 years, compared to 46 years in Europe.

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